Last Modified: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 11:22 a.m.

Former Assumption High standout Jordan Mills played in the Senior Bowl on Saturday in Mobile, Ala.

The Associated Press

"He's the most talented big man to come from the bayou since Eric Andolsek," Detillier said.

Andolsek starred at Thibodaux High, LSU and then in the NFL as an offensive lineman with the Detroit Lions before his tragic death in 1992 after a truck ran off the road and struck him as he was performing yard work.

Andolsek was a fifth-round pick by the Lions in 1988, and Mills got a chance to show off his skills in front of NFL scouts, front-office personnel and coaches last week in Mobile, Ala., after competing in the Senior Bowl as a member of the South team, which beat the North, 21-16.

Mills played at right and left tackle in the game and was in for the majority of it.

"It was a great experience," Mills said. "Just to be around some of the top players in the nation was a humbling experience and an honor.

Mills (6-foot-6, 315 pounds) was a four-year starter with the Bulldogs and was a first-team All-Western Athletic Conference player this past season at right tackle as a senior and was part of a Louisiana Tech team that went 9-3 this year, and he was a member of the nation's top scoring offense.

Mills, the son of Margaret and O'Neal Mills, is currently in Dallas working out at the Michael Johnson Performance Center, which was opened in 2007 by president and founder Michael Johnson, a four-time Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter, and is preparing to attend the NFL Combine on Feb. 20-26 in Indianapolis.

"I am just working on my skills, my footwork, my 40-time and all the drills I will be doing at the Combine," Mills said.

Detillier said he likes what he sees from Mills.

Detillier said an NFL team will be getting a solid football player if they draft Mills.

"I have always been a big advocate of Jordan Mills," Detillier said. "He has great size, super quick feet, excellent adjustment moves, and he is a very good pass protector. Playing at Louisiana Tech, he has gotten a lot of experience protecting the quarterback, and I really like his technical skills, foot work and his body leverage skills. He has primarily played on the right side at Tech, but I would be interested in seeing him on the left side. I would like to see a little more pop in his run blocking and his ability to become more physical as a run blocker at the point of attack."

Detillier also said Mills has the ability to learn new things quickly.

"The thing about Mills is that he picks up new assignments and techniques quickly. He's a smart football player, and he is a very competitive and athletic big man," Detillier said. "Currently, I have him rated as a third- or fourth-round pick."

Unless Mills finds himself in New York come draft day in late April, he said he will be watching the draft with his family in Napoleonville. His dream of playing in the NFL will soon be realized.

"It's very exciting. Coming up on the bayou, it has always been my dream to play in the NFL," Mills said. "To be there and to almost be able to touch it, there's nothing like it. I appreciate everyone from Assumption, Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes supporting me. I will never forget where I came from."

<p>When local NFL draft analyst Mike Detillier speaks about the play of Jordan Mills, he talks about the former Assumption High School and Louisiana Tech standout with the highest of praise.</p><p>"He's the most talented big man to come from the bayou since Eric Andolsek," Detillier said.</p><p>Andolsek starred at Thibodaux High, LSU and then in the NFL as an offensive lineman with the Detroit Lions before his tragic death in 1992 after a truck ran off the road and struck him as he was performing yard work.</p><p>Andolsek was a fifth-round pick by the Lions in 1988, and Mills got a chance to show off his skills in front of NFL scouts, front-office personnel and coaches last week in Mobile, Ala., after competing in the Senior Bowl as a member of the South team, which beat the North, 21-16. </p><p>Mills played at right and left tackle in the game and was in for the majority of it.</p><p>"It was a great experience," Mills said. "Just to be around some of the top players in the nation was a humbling experience and an honor.</p><p>Mills (6-foot-6, 315 pounds) was a four-year starter with the Bulldogs and was a first-team All-Western Athletic Conference player this past season at right tackle as a senior and was part of a Louisiana Tech team that went 9-3 this year, and he was a member of the nation's top scoring offense.</p><p>Mills, the son of Margaret and O'Neal Mills, is currently in Dallas working out at the Michael Johnson Performance Center, which was opened in 2007 by president and founder Michael Johnson, a four-time Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter, and is preparing to attend the NFL Combine on Feb. 20-26 in Indianapolis.</p><p>"I am just working on my skills, my footwork, my 40-time and all the drills I will be doing at the Combine," Mills said. </p><p>Detillier said he likes what he sees from Mills. </p><p>Detillier said an NFL team will be getting a solid football player if they draft Mills.</p><p>"I have always been a big advocate of Jordan Mills," Detillier said. "He has great size, super quick feet, excellent adjustment moves, and he is a very good pass protector. Playing at Louisiana Tech, he has gotten a lot of experience protecting the quarterback, and I really like his technical skills, foot work and his body leverage skills. He has primarily played on the right side at Tech, but I would be interested in seeing him on the left side. I would like to see a little more pop in his run blocking and his ability to become more physical as a run blocker at the point of attack."</p><p>Detillier also said Mills has the ability to learn new things quickly.</p><p>"The thing about Mills is that he picks up new assignments and techniques quickly. He's a smart football player, and he is a very competitive and athletic big man," Detillier said. "Currently, I have him rated as a third- or fourth-round pick." </p><p>Unless Mills finds himself in New York come draft day in late April, he said he will be watching the draft with his family in Napoleonville. His dream of playing in the NFL will soon be realized.</p><p>"It's very exciting. Coming up on the bayou, it has always been my dream to play in the NFL," Mills said. "To be there and to almost be able to touch it, there's nothing like it. I appreciate everyone from Assumption, Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes supporting me. I will never forget where I came from."</p>